Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Tag-Along

Another one from the vast and fascinating archives of Parents' Magazine Press, the mail-order book company from the 60s and beyond that published all kinds of awesome. In this story of "never underestimate the slow and timid guy", we meet unlikely four friends...

Only turtle never came first. Or second. Or even third. Turtle always tagged along last.

When a hunter begins sniffing around their neck of the woods, all the animals fear for Tag-Along's safety. After all, the slowest and most vulnerable can't possibly protect himself, right?

Of course, you can count on little Tag-Along to rise up and save the day, not just for himself, but for all his furry and feathered friends.

I could find nothing online about the illustrator and author, though the dust jacket points out that Bernice was also the author of Timothy and Alexander the Great as well as Half-As-Big and the Tiger -- and the illustrator, Mr. Kenné, insists that "by the time this book is published he expects to have a show in New York."

ME TOO--SORRY, NO INFORMATION. ACTUALLY I JUST DROPPED BY TO ALERT YOU TO SOME NEWS ABOUT JIM HENSON (I KNOW YOU ARE A FAN)--More than the Muppet Man--Surprise material from, and great essay plus interview about Jim Henson--http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/113973/comment-page-1#comment-483026

My all-time favorite kid's book! My mom begged me to check out other books, but I only wanted this one. Probably around 1966. She tried to find it for me when I had my first child to no avail. I would love to find this book!

My all-time favorite children's book. My mom begged me to check something else out at the library, but I only wanted Tag Along. Probably 1966. Explains my love for turtles. She tried to find it for me when I had my first child to no avail. Would love to find it!